Leading broadline retailing company that offers a wide range of home merchandise, apparel & automotive products & services through more than 2,400 stores in the US & Canada; headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois; brands: Kenmore, Craftsman etc

One of the largest department store chains in the US, with more than 850 retail stores in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam & Puerto Rico; includes the Bloomingdale's & Macy's brands; headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio

Retail chain with a network of more than 2,500 stores; headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota; acquired the retail properties of Albertson's Inc in 2006, making it the third-largest grocery retailer in the US; brands: Acme, Albertsons, Bigg's etc

Leading supermarket operator, with over 1,500 stores in 16 states in the eastern US; operates under the banners Food Lion, Hannaford Bros, Kash n' Karry & Harveys; part of the Brussels-based Delhaize Group; US HQ in Salisbury, North Carolina